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they were kidnapped and they were ambushed, probably by guys working for al qaeda and iraq. i reckon, jim, that mr. obama better do something about that in the next 50-some odd days and i don't mean more dumb statements. he's got to do something. >> let's keep in mind what's really important and president obama managed to make it to his rally in las vegas tonight and the important priority at this hour. >> in that 60 minutes interview president obama managed to go on the attack about romney saying he shoots first and aims second. fantastic he's using the shooting metaphor when people are using rpgs at the diplomatic personnel and he goes on this, he doesn't talk about there are no marines at our consulate in benghazi. he made no comment about whether we'll try to forgive $1 billion worth of aid for the egyptian government when it took $40 million to issue any enunciation, they could use that money a lot more than egyptians could. there are a whole bunch of questions about whether the entire perspective on the arab spring has been overly optimistic and they overestimate the t
they were kidnapped and they were ambushed, probably by guys working for al qaeda and iraq. i reckon, jim, that mr. obama better do something about that in the next 50-some odd days and i don't mean more dumb statements. he's got to do something. >> let's keep in mind what's really important and president obama managed to make it to his rally in las vegas tonight and the important priority at this hour. >> in that 60 minutes interview president obama managed to go on the attack...
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iraq is looking better than afghanist afghanistan. >> if the u.s. leaves, how is that going to be viewed by the gi haddists? >> it will look like the united states is a big canada that is unable to prosecute it's will. >> thank you gentleman. much obliged. coming up. chicago teachers suspend their strike. classes are scheduled to resume tomorrow. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ >>> late breaking news chicago teachers suspend their strike. thank you very much especially on very short notice. >> not a problem. but please call me randy. >> one of the key points. >> teachers knew that there was going to be an evaluation system and they wanted there to be one,
iraq is looking better than afghanist afghanistan. >> if the u.s. leaves, how is that going to be viewed by the gi haddists? >> it will look like the united states is a big canada that is unable to prosecute it's will. >> thank you gentleman. much obliged. coming up. chicago teachers suspend their strike. classes are scheduled to resume tomorrow. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise...
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osama bin laden was dead so we could slash defense and pull out of afghanistan early and leave iraq entirely and now the narrative is in tatters. they had a huge personal political interest in maintaining that narrative. it was wrong to begin. it is wrong now and the president himself, even the day after his own director of counterintelligence, matthew olson said it is a terrorist act. this guy went on "the view" of all places to repeat the lie. >> and it is worse than that. he went before the u.n. i read his speech. he had three fat paragraphs mr. obama did trying to sell the video/spontaneous demonstration. still, that was, what, this past tuesday. >> correct. >> and remember, he and mrs. clinton went on tv in pakistan still apologizing for the video. they have so much invested in the notion that if we reach out, don't offend these people we will get along fine. it is ludicrous. it's a lie and the president of the united states needs to come before the american people and explain to them what did he know? when did he know it? and why has he and senior officials been lying. >> is jack jacob
osama bin laden was dead so we could slash defense and pull out of afghanistan early and leave iraq entirely and now the narrative is in tatters. they had a huge personal political interest in maintaining that narrative. it was wrong to begin. it is wrong now and the president himself, even the day after his own director of counterintelligence, matthew olson said it is a terrorist act. this guy went on "the view" of all places to repeat the lie. >> and it is worse than that. he...
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he was making a point about the iraq war which he'd supported, but later turned against and here's something that he said on the campaign trail about his support or opposition to money for the troops. >> i actually did vote for the $87 billion before i voted against it. >> nothing like voted for it before voted against it to underscore the idea that you're a politician who's talking out of both sides of his mouth. mitt romney of course had some family experience with the gaffe issue. his father, george whob was then the governor of michigan at one time a prominent presidential candidate visited vietnam and when he came back he said that the conversations that he'd had with diplomats and military leaders had changed his thinking. here's how he described it to a detroit tv station. >> when i came back from vietnam, i just had the greatest brainwashing that anybody can get. >> brainwashing. that was something that his opponents ridiculed him for. the idea that he was -- could be so influenced by that. it ended up collapsing his campaign. richard nixon became the democratic nominee. and interest
he was making a point about the iraq war which he'd supported, but later turned against and here's something that he said on the campaign trail about his support or opposition to money for the troops. >> i actually did vote for the $87 billion before i voted against it. >> nothing like voted for it before voted against it to underscore the idea that you're a politician who's talking out of both sides of his mouth. mitt romney of course had some family experience with the gaffe...
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you've seen it on display in iraq and afghanistan. we used a military option in kosovo when i was the commander, the iranians should be under no doubt that this option can be used. it will be effective and it will result in the destructure of the industrial potential and military potential of iran. the question is what's the best way to maneuver the iranians so you don't have to do that. because no one wants to use at least on this side in this government wants to use military force if you don't have to. always innocent people get killed there, are always economic repercussions. it's difficult to come out of it. so we'd rather the iranian government and iranian people use common sense and stop the development. and that's the process that's going on now. >> i think that's a great statement. >> that's quhwhat the administration's been saying. >> the people of iz rae don'sra want a military option either. the only way they'll back down is only if they it know for absolute certainty that this president will pull the trig fer it becomes ne
you've seen it on display in iraq and afghanistan. we used a military option in kosovo when i was the commander, the iranians should be under no doubt that this option can be used. it will be effective and it will result in the destructure of the industrial potential and military potential of iran. the question is what's the best way to maneuver the iranians so you don't have to do that. because no one wants to use at least on this side in this government wants to use military force if you...
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we know iraq's ties to syria, and we know russia's ties to syria. do you believe that report, that if indeed an election was held and the president was voted out, that he would indeed go? or not? >> it sounds very tricky. it sounds quite inconceivable to conduct a truly democratic-free elections in syria. but you know, as israel is, we are focusing on the israeli economy, on israeli education, on promoting and developing the israeli economy into the future. and this is the main reasons that we are here. we are surviving in this difficult surrounding of the middle east for 64 years now and we still are promoting our people, promoting our economy, and this is the reason for my visit here. >> yes. i know you are in town this week because of the big conference. israel has always been a country of entrepreneurship, and indeed you have some very successful publicly traded companies that are in israel. but given the fact that you basically are on the brink of war with iran, how are you attracting new companies, new capital, new entrepreneurs to israel and
we know iraq's ties to syria, and we know russia's ties to syria. do you believe that report, that if indeed an election was held and the president was voted out, that he would indeed go? or not? >> it sounds very tricky. it sounds quite inconceivable to conduct a truly democratic-free elections in syria. but you know, as israel is, we are focusing on the israeli economy, on israeli education, on promoting and developing the israeli economy into the future. and this is the main reasons...
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after returning from iraq, he founded the mission continues. thank you for being here. >> it's great to be here. great to ring the opening bell this morning on behalf of all of the veterans who served in this generation. to let everybody know we're moving forward. >> everybody's sharing memories of that day, even 11 years later, you want to share yours? >> you know, for me, on september 11th, 2001, i was in the navy s.e.a.l. training, we had come out of a 2-mile ocean swim and as we were running up the beach, somebody ran down and told us that planes had hit the twin towers in new york. and we knew that day our whole world had changed and a class of navy s.e.a.l.s was going to war. >> it wasn't an impetus for you to enlist, you were already going. but it must have stiffened your resolve. >> it stiffened my resolve, the resolve of navy s.e.a.l.s and people throughout the military who knew what we had been called on to do, the time was now. >> and talk about the mission continues. the mission is essentially to give post 9/11 veterans a way to eit
after returning from iraq, he founded the mission continues. thank you for being here. >> it's great to be here. great to ring the opening bell this morning on behalf of all of the veterans who served in this generation. to let everybody know we're moving forward. >> everybody's sharing memories of that day, even 11 years later, you want to share yours? >> you know, for me, on september 11th, 2001, i was in the navy s.e.a.l. training, we had come out of a 2-mile ocean swim and...
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i visited the graves of troops who made the ultimate sacrifice in iraq and afghanistan at the hallowed grounds of arlington cemetery and had the opportunity to say thank you and visit some of our wounded warriors at walter reed. and then last night, we learned the news of this attack in benghazi. as americans, let us never, ever forget that our freedom is only sustained because our people who are willing to fight for it. to stand up for it. and in some cases, lay down their lives for it. our country is only as strong as the character of our people. and the service of those both civilian and military who represent us around the globe. no acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation. alter that character or eclipse the light of the values we stand for. today we mourn for more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act. and make no mistake, justice will be done. but we also know that the lives these americans led stand in stark contrast to those of their at
i visited the graves of troops who made the ultimate sacrifice in iraq and afghanistan at the hallowed grounds of arlington cemetery and had the opportunity to say thank you and visit some of our wounded warriors at walter reed. and then last night, we learned the news of this attack in benghazi. as americans, let us never, ever forget that our freedom is only sustained because our people who are willing to fight for it. to stand up for it. and in some cases, lay down their lives for it. our...
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. >> we got a report out talking about iraq's supplies, much greater than people anticipated. we're seeing more supply not just here in the u.s. what impact is that having on the price? >> obviously it's driven us down from those highs that we saw, which were pushed up by geopolitical tensions. we know that saudi arabia can produce and said they would produce in case of an emergency. so the market looks lake a well-supplied market at the moment, but that's because no when's focus on supply fears right now. they're focusing on the demand fears. that can change on a dime. >> looking at the price right now, just above $90 a barrel, where are you seeing prices for today? >> i think we continue to go up, people are going to look at that and continue to watch those demand numbers. and of course geopolitical -- we're going to move around. this is a volatile market and we've seen it. >> there you have it from ray carbone. i'll second it back to you. >> thank you very much, sharon. meanwhile, the debate in retail has for many years now been will the web kill brick-and-mortar? staples a
. >> we got a report out talking about iraq's supplies, much greater than people anticipated. we're seeing more supply not just here in the u.s. what impact is that having on the price? >> obviously it's driven us down from those highs that we saw, which were pushed up by geopolitical tensions. we know that saudi arabia can produce and said they would produce in case of an emergency. so the market looks lake a well-supplied market at the moment, but that's because no when's focus on...
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and that could be related to the drawdown, what's happening in afghanistan and iraq or more broadly early fiscal cliff, signs there. business investment up just 1.1% after declining really for two straight months. john says these numbers stink. he says these orders data are putrid. we believe that weakness is tied to problems in asia and europe as well as uncertainty over the tax environment for 2013. and then we turn to the other side, the better claims data. now, notice it moves it just a little bit, but along with more optimism in the jobs component, the claims data is the second piece of good news this week on the employment front. weekly claims falling by 26,000 to the lowest level since late july. got to have a little caution here, comes on the heels of a bump up in claims from hurricane isaac and, of course, other factors that are out there. something for candidates romney and obama in today's data. you can imagine romney pounding on the weak growth and obama saying hey, 286,000 more jobs out there and there's also something for bulls and bears but not much anybody from a sober ana
and that could be related to the drawdown, what's happening in afghanistan and iraq or more broadly early fiscal cliff, signs there. business investment up just 1.1% after declining really for two straight months. john says these numbers stink. he says these orders data are putrid. we believe that weakness is tied to problems in asia and europe as well as uncertainty over the tax environment for 2013. and then we turn to the other side, the better claims data. now, notice it moves it just a...
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>> it wouldn't be the face fiscal cliff as much as what is happening in afghanistan and iraq, and the drawdown. i have to call the pentagon and see if they'll give us a general idea on spending. we have been chronicling over the last 11 years the complete inability of the government to count what the government spends and/or hires, it's been a source of amazing frustration. i get they have trouble with the private sector but you'd think they'd get the hiring of government officials or government workers to be right. on the claims number, a little bit towards the things are getting a little better number. rick, i didn't see the continuing claims number. some economists were looking for that gauge for how they do on what their sense of unemployment is as well. >> i'll run and check it while you keep talking. i have to move out of frame. there were so many data points today that we scrolled right off our screen on that one. continuation claims were 3.27 million. >> some economists use that to suggest what is happening with the unemployment rate, ticked down from call it 3.3 in august, no
>> it wouldn't be the face fiscal cliff as much as what is happening in afghanistan and iraq, and the drawdown. i have to call the pentagon and see if they'll give us a general idea on spending. we have been chronicling over the last 11 years the complete inability of the government to count what the government spends and/or hires, it's been a source of amazing frustration. i get they have trouble with the private sector but you'd think they'd get the hiring of government officials or...
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out of iraq. somebody with a pre-existing condition can get health insurance and in our state of illinois our automotive industry is really going strong. you know, chrysler had 200 jobs in january of 2009 when i became governor and when the president became president. it has 4,500 jobs in belvidere, illinois today, so the president knows how to get the economy moving forward, and we'll hear a lot about that tonight. >> governor quinn, there's still a huge public deficit. obviously people are very worried about the death, the debt-to-gdp ratio, 7%, 8% is the largest of the major economies in the world at the moment. at some point presumably the president has to talk about pain, shared pain for everybody to reduce that deficit, because the figures can't simply be closed by saying, okay, we're in the going to extend the bush tax cuts for the rich. that isn't enough money anymore near, it is it? >> well, we need economic growth. i think the president's plan is the best plan. we want to rebuild our inf
out of iraq. somebody with a pre-existing condition can get health insurance and in our state of illinois our automotive industry is really going strong. you know, chrysler had 200 jobs in january of 2009 when i became governor and when the president became president. it has 4,500 jobs in belvidere, illinois today, so the president knows how to get the economy moving forward, and we'll hear a lot about that tonight. >> governor quinn, there's still a huge public deficit. obviously people...
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first, veterans returning from wars in iraq and afghanistan often come home to fight another battle to find a job. one army vet tried to use what he learned in the military to start a business. here is this week's, how we got started. >>> in 2003, i was deployed with the 101st airborne division as part of operation iraqi freedom. when i came home, i didn't have a plan. i decided to do something i was good at. when i was a leader in the army, you are asked to weed soldiers into combat situations that are stressful. being trained for that allowed me to have the courage and the confidence to be able to do what i did in the army on the civilian side. >> reporter: in 2008, he started empower in middleton, connecticut. it's an outdoor facility that teaches. >> get them a step out of the comfort zone and push themselves more. they are going to learn and grow from that. >> reporter: he used different networking to help it succeed. >> using chamber of commerce and organizations that are willing to help veterans. good posture. >> reporter: the company has been profitable since 2009. he has emplo
first, veterans returning from wars in iraq and afghanistan often come home to fight another battle to find a job. one army vet tried to use what he learned in the military to start a business. here is this week's, how we got started. >>> in 2003, i was deployed with the 101st airborne division as part of operation iraqi freedom. when i came home, i didn't have a plan. i decided to do something i was good at. when i was a leader in the army, you are asked to weed soldiers into combat...
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he had his sight up until he was injured serving in iraq. for guys like him, they're actually very good at making eye contact even after they've lost their sight. there's a muscle memory there where you just -- they're really good at it. we have to make him worse at it on the show so it's not confusing for the audience. where it became really interesting for me is -- are you all right? put the coffee down, man. in the first season, we had an episode where oggie was reunited with a girlfriend he had before he lost his sight. i found it unexpectedly really frustrating in the scenes to not be able to make eye contact. to have someone who your whole relationship is based on being able to see each other, having that unspoken communication, and suddenly when that's gone it can be really, really frustrating. >> i think we're seeing you there directing. is that right? >> there you go. yeah, yeah, yeah. i'm in the middle of directing an episode right now. we're four days into a seven-day episode. we usually take eight days to shoot an episode. since
he had his sight up until he was injured serving in iraq. for guys like him, they're actually very good at making eye contact even after they've lost their sight. there's a muscle memory there where you just -- they're really good at it. we have to make him worse at it on the show so it's not confusing for the audience. where it became really interesting for me is -- are you all right? put the coffee down, man. in the first season, we had an episode where oggie was reunited with a girlfriend he...
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. >>> new developments and major worries about iraq's fragile government before the country's fugitive vice president was sentenced to death vice president tariq al hashemi, iraq's top sunni politician fled the country months ago was sentenced to hang for killing two people. he was also accused of running a death squad. al hashemi says the charges were politically motivated. the verdict came on a day when a wave of violence spread across iraq that left at least 79 people dead and 270 people wounded. >>> the east close is cleaning up this morning after storms, even tornadoes, blue through over the weekend. and tropical storm leslie still on the move after brushing past bermuda. let's get to rob marciano with the travel forecast. saturday was beautiful in chicago. but i spent 13 hours at o'hare because of what was happening on the east coast. >> yeah, that will happen to you. but yeah, chicago, beautiful place this time of the year. sorry you had to wait it out at the airport. that's not the nicest spot. if you're traveling out over bermuda today, not too bad. you had your rough weather
. >>> new developments and major worries about iraq's fragile government before the country's fugitive vice president was sentenced to death vice president tariq al hashemi, iraq's top sunni politician fled the country months ago was sentenced to hang for killing two people. he was also accused of running a death squad. al hashemi says the charges were politically motivated. the verdict came on a day when a wave of violence spread across iraq that left at least 79 people dead and 270...
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and today our troops in iraq have finally come home so america can do some nation building here at home. that was a change we believed in. that was a change we fought for. that was a change president obama delivered. >> you did that three or four more times in that speech where you talked about the jobs are back and banks are lending again and taxpayers aren't footing the ball, wall street has been bailed out. >> thanks for that beautiful rendition and summary -- i don't know why i used all six minutes i could have done zblsh. >> see, 35 seconds. >> i could have talked about my childhood for the last five minutes. >> hope and change -- >> thank god for that universal health care coverage with mental health benefits. >> back on track, hope and change. >> we're on track. doing fine here. >> on my track, this is a dictatorship here at this table. the hope and change has been a lot of the theme. how vulnerable do you think the president is? >> let me roll back a little and i'll answer that. my goal last night was to give people i thought i had a unique perk as chief of staff worked for two
and today our troops in iraq have finally come home so america can do some nation building here at home. that was a change we believed in. that was a change we fought for. that was a change president obama delivered. >> you did that three or four more times in that speech where you talked about the jobs are back and banks are lending again and taxpayers aren't footing the ball, wall street has been bailed out. >> thanks for that beautiful rendition and summary -- i don't know why i...
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four years ago i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. i promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11. and we have. i'm asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country, goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security, and the deficit. real, achievable plans that will lead to new jobs, more opportunity, and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. that's what we can do in the next four years and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. >> the president took a different tone with his convention address, a tone cnn's david gergen and ari fleischer both noted. >> very strong speech. anderson, there's been an arc in his speeches at conventions. he started out eight years ago in boston and was magical. he came to denver and i thought he was compelling as a candidate. tonight he was presidential. and it's a different aurora, more dignified speech, but he is also a president, he is more mature. he's not promising as much. >> save for the portion at the en
four years ago i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. i promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11. and we have. i'm asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country, goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security, and the deficit. real, achievable plans that will lead to new jobs, more opportunity, and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. that's what we can do in the next four years and that is why i am running for a second term...
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to iraq. don't let iran use iraqi air space to deliver weapons to forces loyal to syria's president. iraq is denying reports that it's allowing iran to do so. opposition groups say 30 people have been killed throughout syria and that number is today alone. >>> here's a tip. pack your toothbrush, even in space. two space walking astronauts used a toothbrush to fix a power system on the international space station. this was on wednesday. nasa's curiosity rover took the first big whif of mars to send back home. so far we know the main component is carbon dioxide. i can't get over that, toothbrush, one of the astronauts said let's try it and it worked. the need for texas, the state transportation commission approved an 85-mile-per-hour speed limit for a highway between austin and san antonio. it is the highest speed limit in the country. can you believe that, john? >> 85 miles an hour, that seems fast to me. i may stay away. >> i want to go. >> soledad o'brien -- >> you're going to head there, i'm
to iraq. don't let iran use iraqi air space to deliver weapons to forces loyal to syria's president. iraq is denying reports that it's allowing iran to do so. opposition groups say 30 people have been killed throughout syria and that number is today alone. >>> here's a tip. pack your toothbrush, even in space. two space walking astronauts used a toothbrush to fix a power system on the international space station. this was on wednesday. nasa's curiosity rover took the first big whif of...
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look, these are wars right here in iraq and afghanistan. that also began before he was the president. this is the economic downturn. the crisis actually really hurt the economy and helped rack up debt. and this, fannie, freddie, this little line here, this is t.a.r.p. this is the bailout kind of stuff. and this is stimulus right here, and this is the debt that we would have from all the other policies, anyway. so, it's so interesting to look that it is republican and democratic policies that led us here, but some of these are more aligned with republican policies that helped rack up that credit card, and that's why i think you're going to be hearing more from this week, zoraida, you'll be hearing a lot more about that from democrats this week. >> yeah, see how they continue to spin the argument here, right? one side versus the other. thank you, christine. >> you're welcome. >> let's head to john berman in charlotte for the democratic convention, where they'll be talking a lot about this. >> they are. and that graph was really interesting, t
look, these are wars right here in iraq and afghanistan. that also began before he was the president. this is the economic downturn. the crisis actually really hurt the economy and helped rack up debt. and this, fannie, freddie, this little line here, this is t.a.r.p. this is the bailout kind of stuff. and this is stimulus right here, and this is the debt that we would have from all the other policies, anyway. so, it's so interesting to look that it is republican and democratic policies that...
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he has the courage to make the tough calls on education, health care, medicare, ending the war in iraq, bringing end to the war in afghanistan. [ cheers and applause ] folks, this president is going to level the playing field again and bring the middle class back in the game for a change. [ applause ] he knows how america was built. he knows it was built by the growing great middle class. and he knows and i know something our opponents either don't know or seem to have forgotten, america is not on the decline, america is on the rise! [ cheers and applause ] let me say again what i said last night to our opponents. gentlemen, it is never, never a good bet to bet against the american people. [ cheers and applause ] folks, you know folks on campus know the president better than just about anybody in any state. you know he only has one gear, forward, forward, forward! and ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce you to you my friend, president barack obama! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> hello hawkers. it is good to be back at the university of iowa. a couple of people i want to m
he has the courage to make the tough calls on education, health care, medicare, ending the war in iraq, bringing end to the war in afghanistan. [ cheers and applause ] folks, this president is going to level the playing field again and bring the middle class back in the game for a change. [ applause ] he knows how america was built. he knows it was built by the growing great middle class. and he knows and i know something our opponents either don't know or seem to have forgotten, america is not...
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and in iraq, he's been, again, there have been some criticisms of the obama policy. but it's really hard to see exactly where that would play out from here. those would be three critical areas. afghanistan, iraq and iran. >> over the weekend on "state of the union," cnn's candy crowley actually interviewed the prime minister of israel, netanyahu. i wanted to play a clip for you. just listen. >> this is not an electoral issue. it is not based on any electoral consideration. i think that there's a common interest of all americans of all political persuasions to stop iran. this is a regime that is giving vent to the worst impulse that is you see right now in the middle east. >> do you agree with that? do you think this is not an electoral issue and what do you believe the relationship is between mitt romney and prime minister netanyahu? >> well, when a prime minister of any country goes on sunday talk shows or on any other program like that and appears before the american public and makes his case about where america should place its red lines -- obviously, he's interfe
and in iraq, he's been, again, there have been some criticisms of the obama policy. but it's really hard to see exactly where that would play out from here. those would be three critical areas. afghanistan, iraq and iran. >> over the weekend on "state of the union," cnn's candy crowley actually interviewed the prime minister of israel, netanyahu. i wanted to play a clip for you. just listen. >> this is not an electoral issue. it is not based on any electoral consideration....
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iraq is reeling under a sear ruz of violent attacks today. several car bombs rocked cities including amara, kirkuk and western basra. gunman hit checkpoints and at least 46 are dead, 125 wounded. many of those killed are iraqi soldiers. the u.n. special representative for iraq is condemning the attacks. one of the bombs went off near the french consulate in nasiriyah. earlier we spoke to reuters' baghdad bureau chief patrick markey. >> these kind of attacks happen at least once a month now. they're still carrying out a coordinated attacks on various cities once a month. this is certainly not the worst that we've had this year, even if the death toll is at 70. we've had death tolls of more than 100 in one day. as you point out, no one has claimed responsibility but even after u.s. troops have left, iraq is still fighting various insurgent groups, including local wing of al qaeda and former member saddam hussein's baathist party. >> violence has been on the rise in iraq in recent months. 325 people were killed in july. deadliest month since aug
iraq is reeling under a sear ruz of violent attacks today. several car bombs rocked cities including amara, kirkuk and western basra. gunman hit checkpoints and at least 46 are dead, 125 wounded. many of those killed are iraqi soldiers. the u.n. special representative for iraq is condemning the attacks. one of the bombs went off near the french consulate in nasiriyah. earlier we spoke to reuters' baghdad bureau chief patrick markey. >> these kind of attacks happen at least once a month...
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special representative for iraq is condemning the attacks. one of the bombs went off near the french consulate. >> these attacks happen at least once a month now. it's just a coordinated attack on various cities once a month. this is certainly not the worst attack this year. death tolls of more than 100 in one day. no one has claimed responsibility but even after the u.s. troops have left iraq is still fighting various groups including local wing of al qaeda and former member on the party. certainly a dark day for iraq but not the bloodiest we have seen this year. >> violence have been on the rise in iraq. 325 people were killed in july. >>> right now to sir i where there is no end to the deadly violence there. according to the opposition government forces are dropping barrel bombs filled in tnt, nails and fuel. at least 117 people have been killed across the country today. back in the u.s. senator john mccain is blasting president obama for not doing enough to help syrians. >> this administration has proudly said they lead from behind. the p
special representative for iraq is condemning the attacks. one of the bombs went off near the french consulate. >> these attacks happen at least once a month now. it's just a coordinated attack on various cities once a month. this is certainly not the worst attack this year. death tolls of more than 100 in one day. no one has claimed responsibility but even after the u.s. troops have left iraq is still fighting various groups including local wing of al qaeda and former member on the...
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the this is influenced in part by dissatisfaction with the iraq war. the afghanistan war has had more support. look at these numbers for the quinnipiac university survey, back from early summer, july. should not be involved in afghanistan anymore, 60% of the american people, 31% said the mission was was doing the right thing. six in ten americans say it's time to come home. a reflection of one of the reasons you don't hear either candidate talk about any possibility of extending the deployment. >> john, dan, jim, thank you. >>> a french court rules on the magazine that published topless photos of kate middleton. what happens now, and what the palace is saying about it, next. those little things still get you. for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequent
the this is influenced in part by dissatisfaction with the iraq war. the afghanistan war has had more support. look at these numbers for the quinnipiac university survey, back from early summer, july. should not be involved in afghanistan anymore, 60% of the american people, 31% said the mission was was doing the right thing. six in ten americans say it's time to come home. a reflection of one of the reasons you don't hear either candidate talk about any possibility of extending the deployment....
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. >> hawaii iraq war veteran. she's 31 years old -- >> oh, she's not american. [ laughter ] >> look for her. thanks very much. happy birthday, mr. governor. that's all of the unsolicited advice. back to wolf blitzer. >> excellent unsolicited advice guys again. thanks very much. they're joining us from the cnn grill here in charlotte. they'll be back tomorrow. we're only minutes away from the official kickoff of this, the democratic national convention. the chair, debbie wasserman schultz will gavel this convention to order in a few moments. standby, live coverage happening. also, mitt romney has one word for an edit that democrats made to their policy platform. and i'm quoting him now, that word he's saying is "shameful," the change the party made and a lot more coming up as our live coverage continues. music: "make someone happy" music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make meone happy.♪.♪it's so e ♪make just one heart to heart you - you sing to♪ ♪one smile that cheers you ♪one face that l
. >> hawaii iraq war veteran. she's 31 years old -- >> oh, she's not american. [ laughter ] >> look for her. thanks very much. happy birthday, mr. governor. that's all of the unsolicited advice. back to wolf blitzer. >> excellent unsolicited advice guys again. thanks very much. they're joining us from the cnn grill here in charlotte. they'll be back tomorrow. we're only minutes away from the official kickoff of this, the democratic national convention. the chair, debbie...
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. >> and they've said that that explicitly, about turning libya into another iraq. how did -- so many people are deciding, could you tell me more about those who are very anti nus their sentiment. >> these people did say they do not agree with this attack. they really felt ashamed by what happened, saying that diplomats here, foreigners here should be protected, but at the same time, they said they reject the presence of any foreign troops or any sort of outside military intervention in libya. they said we've also heard that last year during the revolution, there was unity in the stands of libyans who were fighting the regime of moammar gadhafi. they welcomed the support of nato air strikes, but said they did not want to see any boots on the ground. so at this point, this could be a real controversial issue here in libya. we have to wait and hear, see what the libyan government officials say about this. they have said they're unable to deal with groups. >> and that, nick kristof, let me bring you in here. some people had told her tonight, regular libyans, they don't
. >> and they've said that that explicitly, about turning libya into another iraq. how did -- so many people are deciding, could you tell me more about those who are very anti nus their sentiment. >> these people did say they do not agree with this attack. they really felt ashamed by what happened, saying that diplomats here, foreigners here should be protected, but at the same time, they said they reject the presence of any foreign troops or any sort of outside military...
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and today, our troops in iraq have finally come home, so america can do some nation-building here at home. that was a change we believed in. and a change we fought for. that was a change president obama delivered. i remember when the president received the report that the auto industry had a few weeks before its collapse. we met in the roosevelt room late into the night. some of the president's advisers said that in order to save general motors you had to let chrysler go under. others said, it is like throwing good money after bad. among all the experts, there were only guesses and nobody put it at better than a one in four shot. only the president suggested going all in to save the industry and the jobs. now, the one thing i know with absolute certainty, having served two great presidents, is that in the next four years, an unforeseen crisis, challenge or conflict is going to show up and seize this country. whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the white house when that crisis lands like a thud on the oval office desk? that is right, the person who said in fo
and today, our troops in iraq have finally come home, so america can do some nation-building here at home. that was a change we believed in. and a change we fought for. that was a change president obama delivered. i remember when the president received the report that the auto industry had a few weeks before its collapse. we met in the roosevelt room late into the night. some of the president's advisers said that in order to save general motors you had to let chrysler go under. others said, it...
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sunni insurgents belonging to al qaeda in iraq claiming responsibility. you might sum this up in one word. mess. ivan watson is monitoring the developments from istanbul. last i checked the americans spent over $800 billion and a lot of blood in trying to ensure that iraq was somewhat stable. is this headed towards complete loss and a waste of our time and energy? >> reporter: well, it certainly doesn't look good. sunday's bombings killing 94 people at least, more than 300 wounded last summer as a result of similar bombings, the worst violence and death toll in nearly two years, and the country is locked in political paralysis as well. not only is the vice president a fugitive living in exile here in turkey and facing a death penalty, but also the government has been unable to come up with a deal between the rival sectarian factions and political parties to appoint the top three security posts, the defense minister, the interior instemin and the head of the secret police and intelligence agency as well. it does not bode well. there were efforts to get the
sunni insurgents belonging to al qaeda in iraq claiming responsibility. you might sum this up in one word. mess. ivan watson is monitoring the developments from istanbul. last i checked the americans spent over $800 billion and a lot of blood in trying to ensure that iraq was somewhat stable. is this headed towards complete loss and a waste of our time and energy? >> reporter: well, it certainly doesn't look good. sunday's bombings killing 94 people at least, more than 300 wounded last...
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there is himself a numb home grown jihadists who taught in iraq. and, yes, they are looking not only to the fall of assad, but creating the american militant. >> is this al qaeda? >> not necessarily at all. and i think you have to future in perspective that these are people that have come to file for their own ropes. this there are some from europe, so many fighters that he saw coming in from france or other european states, you look at the unemployment level there you can young men with no live, just like iraq, this become as magnet for them. ivan watson told me he flew to turkey on a plane load just libyans on board that plane. so they are present. they are on the ground. but it doesn't mean al qaeda. and remember this, what was the fate of those in jihadist fighters in iraq? i saw them lined up on their knees with smuslims behind them respect forced to leave or killed outright. >> and of course the obama administration has said syrians should determine their own future. but should the u.s. be concerned about islamists getting in as part of -- >>
there is himself a numb home grown jihadists who taught in iraq. and, yes, they are looking not only to the fall of assad, but creating the american militant. >> is this al qaeda? >> not necessarily at all. and i think you have to future in perspective that these are people that have come to file for their own ropes. this there are some from europe, so many fighters that he saw coming in from france or other european states, you look at the unemployment level there you can young men...
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the auto, you could have taken the financial, you could have taken afghanistan, you could have taken iraq. usually when you have a series of things, it's like, that's an a, that's a b. what happens when all five are as? >> it was basically awful. >> economic adviser austan goolsbee watched in horror as the stock market dropped more than 500 points in a day. >> there was a bottle of bourbon sitting there in the campaign. it had been there for a year and a half and i said, man, if there ever was a day to have a drink of this emergency bourbon, it's today. >> and then it got worse. >> the next day, dropped another 500 points. and then late in the campaign, it happens again and somebody says, where's the bourbon? i said, the bottle's empty. >> the emergency bourbon was gone and the economy was in dire shape. one month before his inauguration, barack obama called an urgent meeting during a chicago blizzard. >> the president meets for the first time with all his economic advisers as a group for four hours. everybody is in the room is struck with the gravity of the situation. >> i said, mr. pres
the auto, you could have taken the financial, you could have taken afghanistan, you could have taken iraq. usually when you have a series of things, it's like, that's an a, that's a b. what happens when all five are as? >> it was basically awful. >> economic adviser austan goolsbee watched in horror as the stock market dropped more than 500 points in a day. >> there was a bottle of bourbon sitting there in the campaign. it had been there for a year and a half and i said, man,...
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the fighting may be spilling over into iraq. officials with iraq's interior ministry say a 4-year-old girl was killed when rockets fired from syria landed in an iraqi border town. tonight at 7:30 eastern cnn's nick payton walsh takes us on a journey to see what people living in the most populated syrian city are facing day to day. make sure you watch "crisis in syria inside aleppo" at 7:30 eastern here on cnn. >>> in pakistan a 14-year-old christian girl is back with her father tonight out on bail a month after her arrest by police. she was accused of blasphemy after burned pages of the koran were found in her bag. police now say they believe a neighborhood cleric planted evidence to ink the girl to the allegations. in pakistan blasphemy is punishable by death. >>> two young children have been rescued from a stolen sail boat after allegedly being abducted from their home by their father. on friday the sail boat was spotted off the monterey coast three days after both the children and the boat were reported missing. police say th
the fighting may be spilling over into iraq. officials with iraq's interior ministry say a 4-year-old girl was killed when rockets fired from syria landed in an iraqi border town. tonight at 7:30 eastern cnn's nick payton walsh takes us on a journey to see what people living in the most populated syrian city are facing day to day. make sure you watch "crisis in syria inside aleppo" at 7:30 eastern here on cnn. >>> in pakistan a 14-year-old christian girl is back with her...
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and he trusted that vice president to oversee the success to end the war in iraq and the implementation of the recovery act. and joe biden did a great job with both! [ applause ] >> now, president obama appointed several members of his cabinet even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. [ applause ] >> now, wait a minute. i am very proud of her. i am proud of the job she and the national security team have done for americans. i am grateful that they have worked together to make it safer and stronger to build a world with more partners and fewer enemi enemies. i am grateful for the relationship of respect and partnerships she and the president have enjoyed and the signal that sends to the rest of the world that democracy does not have to be a blood sport, it can be an honorable enterprise that advances the public interest. [ applause ] >> now -- but besides the national security team, i am very grateful to the men and women who served our country in uniform through these perilous times. and i am especially grateful to michelle obama and joe biden t
and he trusted that vice president to oversee the success to end the war in iraq and the implementation of the recovery act. and joe biden did a great job with both! [ applause ] >> now, president obama appointed several members of his cabinet even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. [ applause ] >> now, wait a minute. i am very proud of her. i am proud of the job she and the national security team have done for americans. i am grateful...
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we know that we are no longer actively engaged in iraq. we know that osama bin laden is no longer plotting new terrorist attacks. there may be other people doing it, but osama bin laden is not alive and doing it. we know that the auto industry did not fall apart. we know that there are successes on his watch. so that you have to just take that piece and say, that's not -- that's not going to work. >> got to leave it there. i'm sorry to cut you off. got to leave it there. the president speaking live in norfolk, virginia. i want to listen in. let's listen in real quick. >> i had missouri going pretty deep, but i want you to know i've got no hard feelings. let's just say you owe me one. now, i know that whatever i say here today, it's going to be at best a distant second to the speech you will hear tonight from the star of the obama family, michelle obama. you know, this is just like a relay and you start off with the fastest person. so i'm going to be at home. i'm going to be watching it with our girls. and i am going to try not to let them
we know that we are no longer actively engaged in iraq. we know that osama bin laden is no longer plotting new terrorist attacks. there may be other people doing it, but osama bin laden is not alive and doing it. we know that the auto industry did not fall apart. we know that there are successes on his watch. so that you have to just take that piece and say, that's not -- that's not going to work. >> got to leave it there. i'm sorry to cut you off. got to leave it there. the president...
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iraq's vice president has been sentenced to death. he fled the country months ago after allegedly being involved in the deaths of a lawyer and an army general. the vp says he is being targeted because he is sunni muslim and accused prime minister of pushing the country towards a religious divide. >>> a volcano in nicaragua is shooting gas and ash into the sky. authorities say the mix of rain, ash and gas could make people sick. >>> in france now and britain authorities aren't saying much about their investigation into the execution-style killings of a family in the french alps. today the seven-year-old survivor came out of a coma and her four-year-old sister has returned home to england. their parents were shot in the head along with two others just four days ago. they were on a camping trip. it was supposed to be a holiday. and then something like this would happen. do investigators think it was random or a planned attack? >> they still don't know what happened. they still have theories they are working on. one is it could be a robbe
iraq's vice president has been sentenced to death. he fled the country months ago after allegedly being involved in the deaths of a lawyer and an army general. the vp says he is being targeted because he is sunni muslim and accused prime minister of pushing the country towards a religious divide. >>> a volcano in nicaragua is shooting gas and ash into the sky. authorities say the mix of rain, ash and gas could make people sick. >>> in france now and britain authorities aren't...
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we saw protests, i mean, this is incredible to see tunisia, iraq, iran, israel and protests also spread to a country not on the map indonesia. some of the protests were peaceful like in vorden, where they burned the american flag, but did not resort to violence, but people were killed elsewhere. this is the live scene in cairo tonight. they've tried to get them to go away from the u.s. embassy. as you can see right here, this is a group of people near the u.s. embassy. still there tonight as they continue to be there day in and day out as the rage continues to spread. in libya, the remains of four americans kill during the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and mistrust that seek to devid countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack, but the government says they are not linked to the murders.
we saw protests, i mean, this is incredible to see tunisia, iraq, iran, israel and protests also spread to a country not on the map indonesia. some of the protests were peaceful like in vorden, where they burned the american flag, but did not resort to violence, but people were killed elsewhere. this is the live scene in cairo tonight. they've tried to get them to go away from the u.s. embassy. as you can see right here, this is a group of people near the u.s. embassy. still there tonight as...
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. >>> moving to iraq where the military and police were the targets in a number of attacks this morning. at least 22 people are dead. you're seeing kirkuk where a car bomb exploded at a recruitment center. two other explosions hit the headquarters of the iraqi intelligence service there. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton standing in for president obama at the apec economic summit in russia. besides economic issues, clinton is talking about syria. she sat down with russian president putin but said they remain deeply divide good what to do about the situation in syria. >> first, voice your moral support the way that ronald reagan did for the people behind the iron curtain. this president won't even do that. get them the weapons so as to fair fight. establish a sanctuary, free zone where they can organize. look, everything that we worried about if we intervened would happen is now -- happened because we didn't. there's a rise of al qaeda. there's a rise of extremism. there's greater -- now greater threat of the use of chemical weapons. this president unbelievably announced the only th
. >>> moving to iraq where the military and police were the targets in a number of attacks this morning. at least 22 people are dead. you're seeing kirkuk where a car bomb exploded at a recruitment center. two other explosions hit the headquarters of the iraqi intelligence service there. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton standing in for president obama at the apec economic summit in russia. besides economic issues, clinton is talking about syria. she sat down with russian...
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. >>> at least 30 people are dead across iraq. the muslim community seems to be part the. >> baghdad's shiite dominated government blames the recent attacks on sunni insurgents with al qaeda ties. two americans, one civilian are dead. it happened at a temporary checkpoint 0er79ed by coalition troops west of kabul. three afghan soldiers also died in the clash that officials say may have been provoked by insurgent fire. there has been a rise of militant suicide attacks. suicide attacks are a common tactic for the taliban. in an exclusive interview with cnn, anna koren talks to a would-be suicide bomber. >> this man believed he was carrying out god's will when he carried out an attack in kandahar province. he said he agreed to wear a suicide vest and kill as many people as possible. it's a special feeling that comes to you when you are ready for a suicide attack. no one can stop you, no one could stop me, that is except the law. when police arrested him five months ago in jalalabad, during the planning of the attack. he's now awaitin
. >>> at least 30 people are dead across iraq. the muslim community seems to be part the. >> baghdad's shiite dominated government blames the recent attacks on sunni insurgents with al qaeda ties. two americans, one civilian are dead. it happened at a temporary checkpoint 0er79ed by coalition troops west of kabul. three afghan soldiers also died in the clash that officials say may have been provoked by insurgent fire. there has been a rise of militant suicide attacks. suicide...
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for instance in iraq the president talks about how he pulled out troops out of iraq. the fact is he was given a glide path in iraq. he pulled the truth out without get establish of forces agreement, leaving any troops behipd. now iran is emerging as a major power in that region where if we had our troops there that would not happen. >> you've been talking about an apology tour. as you know that matches the framing of other people. donald rumsfeld says he's made a practice of trying to apologize for america. talking about the president. mitt romney has said i will not and never apologize for america. tim pawlenty back in february was saying, mr. president, stop apologizing. where do you see an apology? you called it an apology tour. you said the apologies. what apologies are you specifically talking about? >> i would say when he was in cairo in 2009, when he was basically apologizing for american policies. saying american policies sometimes have gone too far -- >> never once in that speech, as you know, which i have the speech right here. that was -- he never once used
for instance in iraq the president talks about how he pulled out troops out of iraq. the fact is he was given a glide path in iraq. he pulled the truth out without get establish of forces agreement, leaving any troops behipd. now iran is emerging as a major power in that region where if we had our troops there that would not happen. >> you've been talking about an apology tour. as you know that matches the framing of other people. donald rumsfeld says he's made a practice of trying to...
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with multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. after retiring, he worked as a nurse in his wife's dental practice. sean smith was a computer expert, an air force veteran and was with support and service for ten years. he was married with two children. also killed was former navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty from massachusetts. a private security contractor, he was in libya searching for a shoulder launch antiaircraft missiles, a high u.s. government priority after the fall of moammar gadhafi. >> so deeply saddening, it also makes us aware, though, of the kind of role that people like chris and over the years are playing, unsung, but the critical role that they play. >> glen lived his life to the fullest. he was my brother, but if you asked his friends, he was their brother as well. >> i'm sure my son went down fighting. i don't know the ins and outs of it. i haven't been told. but i'm sure he went down fighting. i'm sure he did. i just hope his last moments weren't painful. >> they are now coming home. the transfer of remains, ceremony,
with multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. after retiring, he worked as a nurse in his wife's dental practice. sean smith was a computer expert, an air force veteran and was with support and service for ten years. he was married with two children. also killed was former navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty from massachusetts. a private security contractor, he was in libya searching for a shoulder launch antiaircraft missiles, a high u.s. government priority after the fall of moammar gadhafi. >>...
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military recovered a trove of documents in iraq, basically the sort of rosetta stone of al qaeda in iraq. and when they looked at these documents and analyzed them, they found that 40% of the foreign fighters coming into iraq were coming from libya, which was kind of an unexpected thing to find. and so historically, libya has provided quite a lot of suicide attackers to al qaeda and the group that is sort of deemed to be behind this attack is probably one of these sort of splinter groups from al qaeda central. >> how strong is their presence there in libya, and who leads them? do we know? >> reporter: you know, i mean there is sort of umbrella group, according to the former libyan jihadist called ansar al sharia. i think a lot of this is relatively secretive. this is not obviously an organization that operates in a very overt manner. my guess is that we're talking about a few hundred people at most. it doesn't represent the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people who are taking up arms against gadhafi. they have -- as the reporter in libya indicated, been able to do some att
military recovered a trove of documents in iraq, basically the sort of rosetta stone of al qaeda in iraq. and when they looked at these documents and analyzed them, they found that 40% of the foreign fighters coming into iraq were coming from libya, which was kind of an unexpected thing to find. and so historically, libya has provided quite a lot of suicide attackers to al qaeda and the group that is sort of deemed to be behind this attack is probably one of these sort of splinter groups from...
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iraq's prime minister denouncing that u.s. film that's sparking all this outrage, calling on all divine religions to go after the racists and stop them from spreading their dangerous thoughts. >>> meantime, president obama offering a more cautious and nuanced take on problems in egypt, saying the u.s. relationship with that country will be shaped by how the country responds to the embassy assault in cairo. here's what he said during an interview on spanish-language network telemundo. >> well, i don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that is trying to find its way. they were dramatically elected. i think that we are going to have to see how they respond to this incident. >> state department spokeswoman victoria nuland declined to parse the president's words, but she conceded the u.s. still refers to egypt as a major non-nato ally. a former u.s. ambassador to egypt says he thinks president obama is simply giving egypt's president space to work through the m
iraq's prime minister denouncing that u.s. film that's sparking all this outrage, calling on all divine religions to go after the racists and stop them from spreading their dangerous thoughts. >>> meantime, president obama offering a more cautious and nuanced take on problems in egypt, saying the u.s. relationship with that country will be shaped by how the country responds to the embassy assault in cairo. here's what he said during an interview on spanish-language network telemundo....
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there is a larger suspicion of the united states in the wake of the war in iraq and the war on terrorism and these kinds of things. but it really comes down to small groups that there is very little that the united states can do about to stop them. some of them are powerful. some of them are armed. but you have to keep in mind the overall, the populations of these countries, well, they may be outraged by this film, and feel justified about that, they don't agree with attacking -- >> let's take the opposite approach. many are wondering why do we keep helping countries who don't appreciate it? why do we give them our resources? >> first of all, the goal of the film, insigcite, just this kind anger, firing mortars and well coordinated attacks to break this relationship between the united states and an emerging arab world that is totally changed, that is embracing democracy, that's why you stay the course. >> i want to focus on egypt for a bit today. today, the muslim brotherhood canceled all the protests there outside of the cairo, the movie about the movie in cairo and mohammad morrissey i
there is a larger suspicion of the united states in the wake of the war in iraq and the war on terrorism and these kinds of things. but it really comes down to small groups that there is very little that the united states can do about to stop them. some of them are powerful. some of them are armed. but you have to keep in mind the overall, the populations of these countries, well, they may be outraged by this film, and feel justified about that, they don't agree with attacking -- >> let's...
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he wants to say one person said this thing about iraq and nobody cared. well, then why did i read a presidential daily brief that had to deal with all of this? why did i speak to intelligence officials who said, this was an enormous problem they have to overcome. every single time ari hears a fact he doesn't like, it's partisan. you want to say clinton messed up? clinton messed up, you got it. clinton messed up in ways you haven't brought up or aren't public yet. read my book. but the reality is, i am writing about the documents i obtained. ari wants me to say i have to talk about democrats too, because my article, just because it's based on documents i obtained, can't be about what happened. i am not a spinmeister. he is. >> and i'm somebody who read the entire 9/11 report -- >> so am i. >> and i see how it's disported that bush knew and didn't stop it. that's the fundamental argument he's making. it's a flawed reading of the 9/11 commission report. and no one else has done it except the truthers. if there was evidence, we would have read about it in the
he wants to say one person said this thing about iraq and nobody cared. well, then why did i read a presidential daily brief that had to deal with all of this? why did i speak to intelligence officials who said, this was an enormous problem they have to overcome. every single time ari hears a fact he doesn't like, it's partisan. you want to say clinton messed up? clinton messed up, you got it. clinton messed up in ways you haven't brought up or aren't public yet. read my book. but the reality...
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more than 21,000 refugees have sought sanctionary in iraq. >>> the korean meteorological association estimates the storm seen by images taken by nasa will hit south korea in a couple of days before making its way to china. >>> pope benedict will speak in beirut this morning one last time before he leaves lebanon and what train he has had so far. he arrived friday while hundreds of people violently protested the u.s. at an protest. he's addressed syrian refugees and told lebanon to be an example of co-existence for the middle east. that's because about 40% of country is christian. >>> mohamed is life this morning. what did he say. >> reporter: an open mass was attended by hundreds of thousands of people who gathered to hear pope ben did the 16th. the pope parade for piece and that they would try to force that path. here's more about what the pope had to say about piece and the importance of it in this region. >> translator: our community, brothers and sisters to give this region in the middle east peace and reconciliation so all may live in peace. >> reporter: throughout his visit the
more than 21,000 refugees have sought sanctionary in iraq. >>> the korean meteorological association estimates the storm seen by images taken by nasa will hit south korea in a couple of days before making its way to china. >>> pope benedict will speak in beirut this morning one last time before he leaves lebanon and what train he has had so far. he arrived friday while hundreds of people violently protested the u.s. at an protest. he's addressed syrian refugees and told...
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>> the soviet union was no more of a financial burden on america than afghanistan and iraq had been. these are fatuous arguments. >> first of all, they brought out at the same time that reagan was managing ending carter's inflation policy and 20% interest rates and the increase in the cost of energy, turned all that around. he also created jobs at the same time. ten million more during the same 36 months than obama has. that's one of the reasons people look at this and the high unemployment rate -- >> i think mr. reish is entitled to jump in. >> we need more, piers, more civil discourse on television. >> i totally agree. >> when grover norquist talks about stuff that he obviously has no idea what he's talking about, i've got to pipe up. i mean, grover norquist -- >> that's civil? >> the fact of the matter is the reagan recession was very deep but it is nothing compared to what barack obama inherited from george w. bush. i mean, the economy fell off a complete cliff. we have not had an economic calamity corresponding to this since the great depression and it's really amazing that we a
>> the soviet union was no more of a financial burden on america than afghanistan and iraq had been. these are fatuous arguments. >> first of all, they brought out at the same time that reagan was managing ending carter's inflation policy and 20% interest rates and the increase in the cost of energy, turned all that around. he also created jobs at the same time. ten million more during the same 36 months than obama has. that's one of the reasons people look at this and the high...